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An Act respecting water, source water, drinking water, wastewater and related infrastructure on First Nation lands = Loi concernant l’eau, les sources d’eau, l’eau potable, les eaux usées et les infrastructures...XB441-61/1-PDF

"This enactment affirms that the inherent right to self-government, recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, includes the jurisdiction of First Nations in relation to water, source water, drinking water, wastewater and related infrastructure on, in and under First Nation lands. It sets out principles, such as substantive equality, to guide the provision for First Nations of clean and safe drinking water and the effective treatment and disposal of wastewater on First Nation lands. It provides for minimum standards for water quality and quantity and wastewater effluent. It also provides pathways to facilitate source water protection"--Summary, page ii.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Parliament. House of Commons, issuing body.
TitleAn Act respecting water, source water, drinking water, wastewater and related infrastructure on First Nation lands = Loi concernant l’eau, les sources d’eau, l’eau potable, les eaux usées et les infrastructures connexes sur les terres des Premières Nations.
Variant title
  • Loi concernant l’eau, les sources d’eau, l’eau potable, les eaux usées et les infrastructures connexes sur les terres des Premières Nations
  • Short title : First Nations Clean Water Act
Series title
  • Bill C-... ; Bill C-61, 1st Session, 44th Parliament
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
LanguageBilingual-[English | French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Parallel description[French]
Note(s)
  • Cover title.
  • "First Session, Forty-fourth Parliament, 70-71 Elizabeth II - 1 Charles III, 2021-2022-2023."
  • "First reading, December 11, 2023."
  • "Minister of Indigenous Services."
  • Text in English and French.
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : House of Commons of Canada = Chambre des communes du Canada, 2023.
Description1 online resource (v, 20 pages).
Catalogue number
  • XB441-61/1-PDF
Departmental catalogue number91111
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